Mentor Quote by Chris Grayling

Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need…

— J. B. Pritzker

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.

— Stedman Graham

Not to sound cynical, but all you ever learn in prison is how to be a better criminal.

— Ras Kass

Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment.

— Nelson Mandela

Restoring a person's ability to achieve success when they leave the prison walls promotes public safety, builds our economy and, most importantly, is the…

— Sally Yates

Prison is a crash course in the darker side of life. Few survive it without becoming a different person: more cynical, jaded, fearful, angry.…

— Peter McWilliams

“Prison education is a concept whose time has come. It is time to stop studying the issue and stop discoursing. It is time to…

— Christopher Zoukis

The benefits of prison education go beyond lowering recidivism rates and increasing post-release employment. It can also rekindle a sense of purpose and confidence.

— Clint Smith

People who end up in our prisons tend to come from the most difficult backgrounds. They did not have the parental support as they…

— Chris Grayling

I know what it's like to be ignored, and I think that is the big problem about the prison system: These people are being…

— Lee Tergesen

A lot of people that get out of prison have anti-social personality disorder, which makes them promiscuous and erratic, and they can't form ordinary…

— Antony Starr

There are hundreds of prisons - sexual, political, cultural. But being a prisoner also gives you impetus.

— Gerald Stern